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William Darracott Bassett 1836 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1836

Birth Location: County Devon. England

Death Date: Apr 1890

Death Location: Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Bassett

Mother: Elizabeth Goman

Spouse(s): Mary Worthylake

Children(s): Frances Bassett, Gertrude Bassett, Catherine Bassett

In 1836, William Darracott Bassett entered the world in County Devon. England, born to Thomas Bassett and Elizabeth Darracott (Betsey) Goman. In 1841, William Darracott Bassett resided in Braunton, Devon, England. William Darracott Bassett married Mary Rebekah Worthylake, and had children including Frances Mary Bassett, Gertrude Augusta Bassett, Catherine (Kate) Caroline Mary Bassett. William Darracott Bassett passed away in 1890 in Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1836, William Darracott Bassett entered the world in County Devon. England, born to Thomas Bassett and Elizabeth Darracott (Betsey) Goman.
  • In 1841, William Darracott Bassett resided in Braunton, Devon, England.
  • William Darracott Bassett married Mary Rebekah Worthylake, and had children including Frances Mary Bassett, Gertrude Augusta Bassett, Catherine (Kate) Caroline Mary Bassett.
  • William Darracott Bassett passed away in 1890 in Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bassett
1810 – 1886
Birth Location: High Bickington, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Goman
1808 – 1863
Birth Location: Braunton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Worthylake
1840 – 1928
Birth Location: Chudleigh, Devon, England
MW

Children(s)

Frances Bassett
1865 – 1891
Birth Location: Newton Abbot, Devon, England
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Gertrude Bassett
1868 – 1958
Birth Location: Farnham, Surrey, England
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Catherine Bassett
1870 – 1943
Birth Location: Chadling, Devon, England
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William Bassett's Ancestors

Self
William Bassett
1836 – 1890
Birth Place: County Devon. England
Parents
Thomas Bassett
1810 – 1886
High Bickington, Devon, England
Elizabeth (Darracott (Betsey)) Goman
1808 – 1863
Braunton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Gideon Basset
Elizabeth
John (Goman \) Gowman
1780 – 1814
County Devon, England
Catherine Darracott
1782 – 1860
Braunton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William GOWMAN
1754 – 1829
Elizabeth DIAMONT
1754 – 1836
Thomas Darracott
1747 – 1838
Mary
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William GOWMAN
1724 – 1807
Elizabeth CLARK\E
1721 – 1810
Thomas ANDREWS
1730 – 1805
Elizabeth MARTIN
1729 – 1811

William Bassett's Descendants

1.
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William (Darracott) Bassett (20 Oct 1836 – Apr 1890) m. Mary (Rebekah) Worthylake (abt 1840 – 20 Jul 1928)
  1. 1. Frances (Mary) Bassett (Jan 1865 – Jan 1891) m. George (Rivis Willoughby) Beauchamp (1 Feb 1858 – 29 April 1922)
    1. 1. William (Willoughby Adolphus) Beauchamp (1885 – 1952) m. Ada (Amelia) Durey
    2. 2. George (Rivas) Beauchamp (1887 – 1959)
    3. 3. Beatrice (Gertrude Dulcie (Dulcie)) Beauchamp (19 Jul 1888 – 4 Oct 1982) m. Henry (Norman John) Kidman (abt 1885 – 7 August 1952)
      1. 1. Moya (Frances) Kidman (1913 – )
      2. 2. Dulcie (Jean) Kidman (Dec 1914 – ) m. Bernard (Joseph) Woodham
  2. 2. Gertrude (Augusta) Bassett (Jan 1868 – 31 May 1958) m. John (Robert) Courtney (2 Nov 1860 – 25 Apr 1909)
    1. 1. Leo (James) Courtney (30 Oct 1893 – 15 Jun 1955) m. Margaret (Annie) Lafferty (17 May 1898 – 17 Mar 1957)
      1. 1. Marie (Joan Gertrude) Courtney (25 Sep 1922 – 14 Jan 2007) m. Alexander (Francis) Coxhead (15 Sep 1924 – 2 Feb 1991)
        1. 1. Coxhead
        2. 2. Coxhead
        3. 3. Coxhead
        4. 4. Coxhead
      2. 2. Charles (Joseph Graeme) Courtney (20 Feb 1927 – 22 Nov 2000) m. Peggy Hansen (28 Nov 1927 – 4 Dec 2015)
      3. 3. Darcie (Peter Leo) Courtney (Abt. 1928 – 30 Jul 1995) m. Joyce Goodyre
        1. 1. Dianne Courtney (16 Dec 1953 – 2008)
      4. 4. Margaret Courtney
      5. 5. John (Anthony) Courtney
    2. 2. Eileen (Mary Agnes) Courtney (12 Oct 1898 – 24 Apr 1979)
    3. 3. Moya (Frances) Courtney (15 Sep 1900 – 1991) m. Francis (Reginald Anderson) Redpath (23 Jun 1897 – 26 Oct 1969)
      1. 1. Yvonne (Moya) Redpath (7 May 1927 – 13 Oct 2011)
      2. 2. Ralph Redpath (4 Oct 1934 – 2022)
      3. 3. John Redpath
    4. 4. William (John Selwyn) Courtney (1 February 1905 – 8 Jan 2001)
  3. 3. Catherine ((Kate) Caroline Mary) Bassett (Abt. 1870 – Mar 1943) m. William (Joseph Hugh) Clifford (17 Dec 1858 – 5 Jul 1943)
    1. 1. Charles (Oswald Hugh) Clifford (24 Apr 1887 – 1 Feb 1962) m. Dorothy (Mary) Gandolfi-Hornyold (1 Nov 1892 – 3 Dec 1918) m. Clare (Mary Josephine) Mayne (25 Mar 1894 – 26 Apr 1975)
      1. 1. Agnes (Mary) Clifford (26 Nov 1918 – 10 Mar 1995) m. Robert (Weatherhead) Stallybrass (20 Mar 1913 – 22 March 1999)
        1. 1. Hugh (Greville) Stallybrass (29 Jan 1948 – 28 September 1992)
    2. 2. Lewis (Joseph Hugh) Clifford (7 Feb 1889 – 27 Aug 1964) m. Amy (Beaumont) Webster (18 Sep 1888 – 15 Jan 1926) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Knox (19 Oct 1906 – Jan 1984)
      1. 1. Lewis (Hugh) Clifford (13 April 1916 – 17 Mar 1988) m. Katharine Vavasseur-Fisher (3 Nov 1919 – 3 May 1999)
        1. 1. Clifford
        2. 2. Clifford
        3. 3. Clifford
        4. 4. Clifford
      2. 2. Mary (Winsome) Clifford (2 Apr 1919 – 1 Aug 2001)
    3. 3. Bede (Edmund Hugh) Clifford (3 Jul 1890 – 6 Oct 1969)

William Bassett's Timeline

10 Records

1836
20 Oct 1836
Birth of William Darracott Bassett in County Devon. England
County Devon. England
1837
6 Feb 1837
Age 1
William Darracott Bassett was baptized in Braunton, Devon, England
Braunton, Devon, England
1841
1841
Age 5
William Darracott Bassett resided here in Braunton, Devon, England
Braunton, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 15
William Darracott Bassett resided here in Braunton, Devon, England
Braunton, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 15
William Darracott Bassett resided here in Census - South Street, Braunton, Barnstaple, County Devon, England
Census - South Street, Braunton, Barnstaple, County Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 25
William Darracott Bassett resided here in Rackenford, Devon, England
Rackenford, Devon, England
1862
April 1862
Age 26
William Darracott Bassett was married in Newton Abbot, Devon
Newton Abbot, Devon
1862
Abt 1862
Age 26
William Darracott Bassett resided here in Wolborough
Wolborough
1871
1871
Age 35
William Darracott Bassett resided here in Romsey Infra, Hampshire, England
Romsey Infra, Hampshire, England
1890
Apr 1890
Age 54
Death of William Darracott Bassett in Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1836
    Event Place: County Devon. England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 2402
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1203; Folio: 16; Page: 23; GSU roll: 827818
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1484; Folio: 27; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542820
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1893; Folio: 285; Page: 14; GSU roll: 221044.
    [5] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 203; Book: 20; Civil Parish: Braunton; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 8; Page: 11; Line: 19; GSU roll: 241303

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 2402

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1862
    Event Place: Newton Abbot, Devon
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 203; Book: 20; Civil Parish: Braunton; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 8; Page: 11; Line: 19; GSU roll: 241303

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1893; Folio: 285; Page: 14; GSU roll: 221044.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Census - South Street, Braunton, Barnstaple, County Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Rackenford, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1484; Folio: 27; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542820

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1862
    Event Place: Wolborough
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1920, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Romsey Infra, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1203; Folio: 16; Page: 23; GSU roll: 827818

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1890
    Event Place: Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
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